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Show oo DESPOMDEHT W COMilinililM SALT LAKE, Sept. S His mind unbalanced un-balanced through excosshe drinking, and brooding because his wife rofused to meet him, T. H. Coleman, aged 39 years, a resident of Tooele, fired a bullet into his brain from a 3S-callbor revolver in room l"G of the Savoy rooming house on East First South street at ,,7:30 o'clopk this morning, and died at tho Judge Mercy hospital six hours later. Coleman was drinking heavily last night and several tljnes tried to kill himself, but was prevented by two friends, ono of whom was M. D. Brown. They went to tho Savoy last night and engaged a room, but Cole-, man did not occupy It. He returned to the place shortly after 7 o'clock this morning under the Influence of liquor and went to room 16 He had been there but a few minutes when ho drew a revolver from his pocket and placing the muzzle to his head, above and back of the right ear, fired. He fell to the floor and blood and brains oozed from the wound. Tho police were notified and Patrolman Heath and Chauffeur George Moore hurried to the scene. They placed the Injured man In the auto patrol and rushed him to the emergency hospital, where Dr. R. W, Ashley attended him. The bullet entered the brain and the. wound was of such a nature that no hope is held out, for the recovery pf the man. Coleman had boon separated from his wife since April, because of his .habits. He had been engaged in the saloon business at Tooele, and It wad on this account and his constant drink-ing drink-ing that Mrs. Coleman left him. She secured a position as nurse at the Jud?e Mercy hospital, and was thoro when notified of her husband's act. Mrs. Coleman hastoned to the emer genoy hpspltal and was almost distracted dis-tracted with grief, "He telephoned to me yesterday," she cried, "and asked mo to meet him, but I refused. He was In the saloon business and drank to excess and that Is tho cause of all our trouble, r feel like I am to blame for this because be-cause I refused to meet him " The men who were with Coleman last evening told the police that ho throatenod to kill himself several times and they disarmed him, but he secured another weapon and walled until this morning to accomplish his purpose Coleman was born In Fairfield, Utah countv, and comes of a well knowji and highly respected family His mother and brothers and sisters rc-Blde rc-Blde at Tooele. Ho also has a sister In Los Angeles and one In Canada. He has a brother In Heber City a shopp-man shopp-man .Coleman was In the saloon business busi-ness at Tcoelo several months ago, but gavq that up. He was a sheepman sheep-man and also a miner, and for some time worked In the mines at Mercur Mrs. Coleman was formerly Miss Josle Gilbert of Tooele. There are no children. chil-dren. Coleman about a week ago called at the offices of tho National Life Insurance Insur-ance company, seeking a loan from George D. Alder, local agent of tho company, having a policy with that company calling for $1,0000 Coleman Cole-man had had sonio difficulty In obtaining obtain-ing tho policy from his wife, he said, who was tho beneficiary, and In securing secur-ing her signature, consenting to Jihc loan Coleman was In a great hurry to get tho money and the company was telegraphed at his expense for tho monoy, which was wired to him Previously Coleman had been forced to pawn his saddle to obtain money. He said that he Intended to at once return to Tooele with thoonoy and go .to work. It is believed, however, thai after he obtained tho money ho began drinking and gambling, and finding himself again without funds he grerw dlspondent and committed suicide. |